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Mama Kat Thursday: The Unexpected Gift

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      The Mama Kat Blog Prompt for today is: "A Valentine's Day you remember." The Unexpected Gift I've never been a big fan of Valentine's Day, but, in earlier years, my husband and I would, at least, exchange cards. One year we even gave each the exact same card and that was a laugh! Then I became a floral designer at a flower shop. Holy-moley! I quickly learned to detest Valentine's Day! For me it was 16 hours on my feet getting fingers torn up by rose thorns and being sworn at over the phone by customers who waited too late to call and couldn't understand why we didn't have another dozen roses available. Not to mention I think spending $80 bucks on something that's going to die in a few days completely ridiculous. After a few years at the flower shop, my husband was well acquainted with my utter disdain for fresh Valentine's flowers.  But wanting to do something special for me, he came up with a brilliant bit of creativity. N...